Kubota Spears 26 - 3 Brave Lupus Tokyo

Full time

24 May 2026

Stage: QF Round 19

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Kubota Spears vs Brave Lupus Tokyo head to head

Kubota Spears delivered a commanding performance against Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo, winning 26-3 at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium. The scoring opened early with a penalty from Matsunaga for the visitors, but the Spears quickly responded with a try from Okada, followed by a successful conversion from Foley. The Spears extended their lead with another try by Vailea just after halftime, and Foley added another conversion. Makisi further solidified the Spears' dominance with a third try, showcasing their attacking prowess. The final try came from Pretorius, with Stevenson converting to seal the match. Toshiba struggled to find their rhythm throughout, managing only a single penalty in response. This victory further demonstrated Kubota's strength, following their previous win against the same opponents.

Weather

Temperature: 22.2°C (Feels like 22.0°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 7.1 km/h, gusting to 17.0 km/h Humidity: 64% Cloud Cover: 90%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Penalty

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

0 - 3
14'

Try

Ippei Okada · Kubota Spears

5 - 3
15'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

7 - 3
20'

Substitution

Akira Ieremia on for Ruan Botha · Kubota Spears
40'

Substitution

Takeshi Sasaki on for Hiroki Yamamoto · Brave Lupus Tokyo
Halftime 7 - 3
Second Half
42'

Try

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

12 - 3
42'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

14 - 3
50'

Try

Faulua Makisi · Kubota Spears

19 - 3
57'

Substitution

Rei Ishioka on for Michael Collins · Brave Lupus Tokyo
57'

Substitution

Shohei Ito on for Michael Leitch · Brave Lupus Tokyo
60'

Substitution

Seta Tamanivalu on for Rob Thompson · Brave Lupus Tokyo
63'

Substitution

Izi Sword on for Keijiro Tamefusa · Kubota Spears
63'

Substitution

Koga Nezuka on for Yuya Hirose · Kubota Spears
63'

Substitution

Bryn Hall on for Ippei Okada · Kubota Spears
63'

Substitution

Atsushi Oshikawa on for Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears
63'

Substitution

Merwe Olivier on for Faulua Makisi · Kubota Spears
63'

Substitution

Hayate Era on for Malcolm Marx · Kubota Spears
63'

Substitution

Kazuki Kato on for Yota Kamimori · Kubota Spears
67'

Substitution

Masataka Mikami on for Sena Kimura · Brave Lupus Tokyo
67'

Substitution

Rinpei Sakaki on for Andrew Makalio · Brave Lupus Tokyo
68'

Substitution

Teruo Makabe on for Yuta Kokaji · Brave Lupus Tokyo
70'

Substitution

Yuhei Sugiyama on for Kohei Takahashi · Brave Lupus Tokyo
78'

Try

Rikus Pretorius · Kubota Spears

24 - 3
79'

Conversion

Shaun Stevenson · Kubota Spears

26 - 3
Fulltime 26 - 3

Player ratings

Kubota Spears

15 Shaun Stevenson 8.7
14 Halatoa Vailea 9.6
13 Rikus Pretorius 7.3
12 Yuya Hirose 6.2
11 Haruto Kida 7.1
10 Bernard Foley 6.0
9 Ippei Okada 6.9
1 Yota Kamimori 6.7
2 Malcolm Marx 8.1
3 Keijiro Tamefusa 6.1
4 Ruan Botha 7.1
5 David Bulbring 7.0
6 Tyler Paul 7.5
7 Takeo Suenaga 6.4
8 Faulua Makisi 7.5
16 Hayate Era 6.4
17 Kazuki Kato 5.9
18 Izi Sword 6.4
19 Merwe Olivier 6.3
20 Akira Ieremia 6.8
21 Bryn Hall 6.3
22 Atsushi Oshikawa 5.8
23 Koga Nezuka 6.4

Brave Lupus Tokyo

15 Takuro Matsunaga 6.4
14 Jone Naikabula 6.2
13 Rob Thompson 6.6
12 Taichi Mano 7.2
11 Michael Collins 5.5
10 Richie Mo'unga 7.0
9 Kohei Takahashi 5.8
1 Sena Kimura 6.1
2 Andrew Makalio 7.6
3 Yuta Kokaji 5.7
4 Jacob Pierce 6.6
5 Michael Stolberg 6.6
6 Yoshitaka Tokunaga 6.5
7 Hiroki Yamamoto 6.7
8 Michael Leitch 6.2
16 Rinpei Sakaki 6.0
17 Masataka Mikami 5.5
18 Teruo Makabe 5.9
19 Shohei Ito 6.0
20 Takeshi Sasaki 6.3
21 Yuhei Sugiyama 5.6
22 Seta Tamanivalu 5.4
23 Rei Ishioka 5.4